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Gauteng police arrest over 14,000 undocumented foreign nationals in Operation Shanela

More than 38 000 people have been arrested in Gauteng during the second phase of Operation Shanela, as police intensify crime-fighting operations across the province. Briefing the Gauteng Legislature on Friday on crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, Provincial Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, said 38 584 people were arrested during the operation, which began in June 2025. According to Mthombeni, 14 256 of those arrested […]

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Construction site shut down after 50 undocumented workers arrested in Ekurhuleni blitz

A construction site in Clayville, Ekurhuleni has been shut down with immediate effect after a high-impact government operation uncovered a fraudulent permit, widespread labour law violations and the arrest of more than 50 suspected undocumented foreign nationals. The multidisciplinary blitz led by Deputy Employment and Labour Minister, Jomo Sibiya, unfolded dramatically on Friday morning as members of the South African Police Services, Home Affairs officials and labour inspectors descended on […]

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High Court interdicts Dudula from targeting foreign nationals, group vows to appeal

Operation Dudula says it will appeal the Johannesburg High Court ruling that declared its attempts to prevent undocumented foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare and education unlawful. Speaking to YNews, the group’s spokesperson, Davis Magolego, described the judgment, handed down in their absence as "utterly unfair." The case was brought by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) on behalf of several human rights organisations, who argued that Operation […]

todayNovember 4, 2025 125